Fishhook



Patented Feb. 3, 19 3 1 V f GEORGE WL PIKE, or

PI'IOEN IX, .ARIZONA rIsHHooK Application fiia 'Dember 14, 1927. serial' No. 240,000.

This invention relates to a fish hook 'and has for its primary object a construction incorporating a plurality of movably mounted hooks that are' automatically released for 5 movement to extended or active position when lnhelement of the structure is engaged by a An object of vthe invention is the provision of spring means normallyunderftension butV 10 automatically releasable for forc'ibly moving' a plurality of hooks to position to bring about effective'v penetration of the same into the mouth of the fish. 7 i V Another object ofthe inventon is the novel construction of release device capable of either being directly operatedby contact of an element thereof 7with the Zfish or by the line when subjected to a predetermined tension. v i

A. feature ofthe inventionl is the novel manner ofmounting a group'of :hooks 'for-.p movement toward and away fromeachother so as to befca-pable of assuming a very compact arrangement' when in a'n'inactive position, but to extend at a 'considera'ble distance when in an active position to assure a positive engagement of the hooks with the month of a fish.

Besides the above my invention is' distinguished in'the use of a spring actuated-mechanism automatically releasable'for swinging a group of hooks to an operative position.

VVth these and other objects'in iview,vthe invention willl be better understood from the following detailed'des'cription .taken in connection with the accompanyingv drawings, wherein: w

Figure 1. is a side elevation of the hook structure With the hoolzs inoperative'posi'- tion,

Figure 2 is a similar view with the hooks in an inoperative position,-

Figure 3 is a' longitudinal sectional view, Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view'showi ing the trigger in looking position, and w Figure 5 is a cross sectionalview. p Again referring to the drawings illustratiing one of the many constructions of my in- 'vention, the numeral 1 designatesthe bodyV of the hook structure whichmay be of any suitableconfiguration to attractfish but illustrated in its most simplified design so as to readily accommodate'the mechanism assov ciated therewith. This body lis Vof tubular form and has arranged at one end a barrel 2 and at the other end a head 3, the former accommrodating a compression spring 4 and the o latter accommodating the slide 5. The slide 5 has projecting therefroni astem 6 slidably mounted in the bodyV 1 with onefend portion 7 projecting therebeyond to haveV mounted thereon a guide 8. Associated with the'springl 4 and fixed to the stem 7 is a stop 9 whereby the spring may be placed under tensionin the sliding of the stenil and' slidein' a predetermined direction. f

Swinginglyconnected to the body by'v meansfof pivotpins 10 is a group of hools 11 provided with lingers l'loosely engaging in recesses 13 in'the slide 5. Thus itwill be appreciated that in the slid'in'g inovement of thev slide the engagementbetwecn the fingers andV walls of the recesses will cause the hoolts to'swing' about theii'pivot vvpins ,to assume either an active or inactive position dependent upon the direction of movement of the 1slide 5.` There is a decidedA advantage in thisconstruction in th at pressure upon the hooks in a lirection toward each other will move the slide and Stern in a direction to compress the spring Zand when the hoo-ls have assunied a very compact arrangement clearly shown in Figure 2, the spring thas been fully compressed With the stop 9 'posi`-} tioned toV have an interlocking engagement with the novel-form of trigger l/i Vnow to be described. o

This trigger 14 is pivotally connected to lthe barrel 2 as indicated at U15 and' is-'pro- Vvided with a lug` 16 forengagement with the' stop 9] and is further provided with an arni 17 terminating inv an-'eye 18 for connection Withthe fishing't'line V19. Ai'spring 20 normally acts to force the trigger in a direct-ion to hold the lug' 16 in the path' of moveni'ent of the slide 5V and due to the location'ofthe eye 18 a pull upon the line 19 will'swinglthc trigger about tliefpivotto retract the leg;

V156 out of'engagement with the slide to allow the spring' to function.

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lt is desirable in practice to accomplish this result automatically in the act of the fish biting at the hook structure and to accomplish this desired result I employ a bait supporting trip 21 having a tang 22 for receivng the bait and provided with a bill 23 operatively engaging with the trigger so that when the trip i's moved about its pivot 24 the bill 23 will actuate the trigger to allow the spring 4 to function and thereby throw the hooks 11 to an active position.

lt will now be appreciated that l have produced a fish hook capable of automatically accomplishing a very effective engagement between the plurality of hools and the month of a fish but which hooks when inactive assume a very compact position to facilitate the travel of the lish hook a-s a whole through the water and past obstructions in the water. ln the act of biting` at the hook to obtain the bait from the tang 22 the pressure of the jaws of the fish will depress the trip thereby throwing the trigger to a relcasing' position to allow the spring li to expand for moving the stem and slide in the required directionvto forciblyv throw the hools to an active position to bring` about an effective eng'agement of the hooks with the month of the fish. Should the fish fall short in its strike and only engage a portion of the structure, the pull creater thereby will subject the line to enough tension to throw the trigger to areleaslng position thereby swinging' the hooks to ative position to engage or penetrate the mouth of the fish. Thus it will be appreciated that I provide a double lock device which will be directly actuated by the fish or operated by the line when the line subjectcd to a predetermined pull.

It is of course, to be understood that the body may be constructed in various designs well known in this art, and the hooks may be ffrouped in various other ways than illustrated and besides other forms of releasing and hook actuating mechanisms may be utilized for automatically throwing the hook-s to an active position, therefore, do not desire to be limited in protection in any manner whatsoever, except as set forth in the following claims.

What I claim is:

l; A fish hool: structure comprising a tubular body provided with a hollow head at one end, a stem slidably mounted in said body and having` an enlargernent litting slidably7 in said head and provided withrecesses in its circumferential side, the said head being provided with slots located opposite said recesses, the inner walls of the recesses being arcuate, hooks pivotally mounted upon the head and having inner end portions' extending through said slots and provided with terminal rounded enlargements engaging in said reeesses, the hooks having their shanks extending rearwardly fromv their pivots and being spaced equidistantly about the body, a spring yieldably urging the stem in a. direction to effect outward swinging movement of the hooks, a trigger, a. stop upon the stem engaging the trigger whereby to restrain the stem against movement under the influence of said spring, in said direction, means yieldably holding the trigger in active position, and'means upon the trigger for the connection thereto of a fishing line.

2. A fish hook structure comprising a tubular body provided with a hollow head at one end, a stem slidably lnounted in said body and having a slide fitting` slidably in said head and provided with recesses in its eircumferential side, the said head being. provided with slots located opposite said recesses, hooks pivotally mounted upon the head and having` inner end portions extending through said slots and eng'aging in said recesses, a spring yieldably urging the stem in one direction, a trigger pivotally mounted upon the body, a lug upon the'trigger, a stop upon the stem engageable with said lug, the stem extending rea-rwardly beyond the other end of the trigger, a spring holding` the trigger in active position, an eye upon the rear end of the stem, and means upon the rear end of the trigger for connection thereto of a fishing` line led through said eye, as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A fish hook structure comprising a tubular body provided witha hollow head at one end, a stem slidably mounted in said body and having a slide fitting' slidably in said head, hooks pivotally mounted upon the head and having inner end portions movably engaging said head, a spring yieldably urging the stem in onedirection, a trig'ger pivotally mounted upon the body, a lug' upon the trigger, a stop upon the stem engageable with saidlug, the stem extend'- g rearwardly beyond the other end of the trigger, aspring holding the trigger in active position, an eye upon the rearendof the stem, and means upon the rear end of the trigger for connection thereto of a fishing line led through said eye, as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix mv signature.

GEORGE w. Inn. 

